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IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

WATERLOO, ILLINOIS

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Saturday, August 8, 2020 – 5:30 pm

Sunday, August 9, 2020 – 7:45 am & 10:15 am

“Making more and stronger disciples of Jesus Christ

through the power of the Holy Spirit.”

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Welcome to Immanuel!

Please turn off your cell phones and/or paging devices. Thank you!

If you are a guest, please fill out a guests' card located in the cardholder on the

back of each pew and then place it in the offering plate. We look forward to

meeting you!

Members, please help us love and care for one another by filling out an

attendance card. Remember to include all the members of your family who are

present in worship today. If you are communing, please check in the appropriate

place. Thank you for filling out an Attendance-Communion card every time you

attend Church.

We celebrate Holy Communion today! In this Supper of our Lord we receive

the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the earthly forms of

bread and wine for the forgiveness of our sins and the strengthening of our faith.

This Holy Communion is also a sign of our shared confession of the Christian

faith. If you have not communed with us before, please speak with one of our

pastors before doing so.

During the communion service: If you’re not able to drink wine, the lighter

colored glasses in the center of the tray of individual cups contain water with a

drop of wine. These special glasses allow communicants to celebrate the Lord’s

Supper according to Christ’s institution, but have a very small amount of

alcohol.

Worship at lmmanuel is...

Christ Centered. We believe that at the heart of worship is the Good News that

God has rescued us from our sins through Jesus' death on the cross and rising to

life again.

Trinitarian. We believe that the object of worship is the only true God—The

Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Multigenerational. We believe that it is a great blessing for family members to

worship together. Taking seriously Jesus' words, “Let the little children come to

me and so not forbid them” (Mark 10:14), we encourage children to worship

with their parents and grandparents and provide resources such as children's

bulletins and children's sermons.

Eclectic. Eclectic means, “selecting what seems best of various sources.” We

believe that we should strive to use the best hymns and practices that the church

has to offer. Our worship may include hymns written 500 years ago as well as

pieces written 5 months ago.

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In preparation for worship we ask that you silence your cell phones and/or

paging devices. Thank you. The time before service begins can be a good time to

pray and prepare your heart and mind for worship. You will find helpful

prayers on the inside cover of the hymnal located in the pew in front of you.

Divine Service, Setting Four (Lutheran Service Book, pg. 203)

Preservice Music / Bells / Welcome Opening Hymn, LSB 722, “Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me” Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526

1 Lord, take my hand and lead me

Upon life’s way;

Direct, protect, and feed me

From day to day.

Without Your grace and favor

I go astray;

So take my hand, O Savior,

And lead the way.

2 Lord, when the tempest rages,

I need not fear,

For You, the Rock of Ages,

Are always near.

Close by Your side abiding,

I fear no foe,

For when Your hand is guiding,

In peace I go.

3 Lord, when the shadows lengthen

And night has come,

I know that You will strengthen

My steps toward home.

Then nothing can impede me,

O blessèd Friend;

So take my hand and lead me

Unto the end.

(5:30 pm) Baptism, Nathan Ronald Dori [LSB pg. 268]

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Confession and Absolution

Please stand

P In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen. (Matthew 28:19b; [18:20])

P Our help is in the name of the Lord,

C who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8)

P If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

C But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. (Psalm 130:3-4)

Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.

P Since we are gathered to hear God’s word, call upon Him in

prayer and praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord

Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider

our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that

we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot

free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people

let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly

Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God,

be merciful to me, a sinner. (Luke 18:13)

C Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and

lead us to everlasting life. Amen.

P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and

for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained

servant of Christ and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all

your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the

Holy Spirit. (John 20:19-23)

C Amen.

Service of the Word

Introit of the Day (Psalm 34:4-8; antiphon: v. 1)

I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to him are radiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him

and saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,

and delivers them.

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Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!

Blessèd is the man who takes refuge in him!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be forever. Amen. I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Kyrie

Gloria in Excelsis

Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you! (2 Timothy 4:22)

C And also with you!

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P Let us pray…

C Almighty and most merciful God, preserve us from all harm

and danger that we, being ready in both body and soul, may

cheerfully accomplish what You want done; through Jesus

Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You

and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Please be seated

Old Testament Reading, Job 38:4-18 4[The Lord said to Job:] “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the

earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5Who determined its measurements—

surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6On what were its bases

sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, 7when the morning stars sang together and all

the sons of God shouted for joy? 8“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it

burst out from the womb, 9when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness

its swaddling band, 10and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, 11and

said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves

be stayed’? 12“Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and

caused the dawn to know its place, 13that it might take hold of the skirts of the

earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? 14It is changed like clay under the seal,

and its features stand out like a garment. 15From the wicked their light is

withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken. 16“Have you entered into the springs

of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? 17Have the gates of death been

revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? 18Have you

comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this.”

After the reading:

L This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Epistle, Romans 10:5-17 5Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person

who does the commandments shall live by them. 6But the righteousness based

on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that

is, to bring Christ down) 7or “‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to

bring Christ up from the dead). 8But what does it say? “The word is near you, in

your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your

heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart

one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to

shame.” 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is

Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13For “everyone who

calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14But how are they to call on him

in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom

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they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How

beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16But they have not

all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has

heard from us?” 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of

Christ.

After the reading:

L This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Please stand

Holy Gospel, Matthew 14:22-33

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 14th chapter.

C Glory to You, O Lord.

22Immediately [Jesus] made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to

the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the

crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he

was there alone, 24but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten

by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25And in the fourth watch of the

night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26But when the disciples saw him

walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried

out in fear. 27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I.

Do not be afraid.” 28And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to

come to you on the water.” 29He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and

walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind, he was

afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31Jesus immediately

reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith,

why did you doubt?” 32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33And

those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

After the reading:

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C Praise to You, O Christ.

Apostles' Creed

All: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and

earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was

buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again

from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right

hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will

come to judge the living and the dead.

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I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection

of the body, and the life + everlasting. Amen.

Please be seated

Children’s Message

Hymn of the Day, LSB 717, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” Text (sts. 1–4): Public domain. Text (sts. 2–3): © The Church Pension Fund. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526

1 Eternal Father, strong to save,

Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,

Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep:

O hear us when we cry to Thee

For those in peril on the sea.

2 O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain,

O’er which our traffic runs amain

By mountain pass or valley low;

Wherever, Lord, Thy people go,

Protect them by Thy guarding hand

From ev’ry peril on the land.

3 O Spirit, whom the Father sent

To spread abroad the firmament;

O Wind of heaven, by Thy might

Save all who dare the eagle’s flight,

And keep them by Thy watchful care

From ev’ry peril in the air.

4 O Trinity of love and pow’r,

Our people shield in danger’s hour;

From rock and tempest, fire and foe,

Protect them wheresoe’er they go;

Thus evermore shall rise to Thee

Glad praise from air and land and sea.

Sermon, Matthew 14:22-33, “Faith in Whom”

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Please stand

Prayer of the Church (1 Timothy 2:1-4) P Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for

all people according to their needs.

P (Special petitions…) Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer.

P Into Your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we

pray, trusting in Your mercy for the sake of Your Son, Jesus

Christ our Lord.

C Amen.

Offering (You can place your offering in the plate in the narthex or mail it to

the church anytime.)

Service of the Sacrament In this Supper of our Lord we receive the true body and blood of Jesus Christ

under the earthly forms of bread and wine for the forgiveness of our sins and the

strengthening of our faith. Since this Holy Communion is also a sign of how we

commonly confess the Christian faith, we welcome to the Lord’s Table those

who are confirmed members of congregations of The Lutheran Church-Missouri

Synod.

Preface P The Lord be with you. (2 Timothy 4:22)

C And also with you.

P Lift up your hearts. (Colossians 3:1)

C We lift them to the Lord.

P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. (Psalm 136)

C It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

Proper Preface

P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and

in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father,

everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day

overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection

opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels

and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and

magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

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Sanctus (Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9)

The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)

All: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy

kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our

trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For

Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever

and ever. Amen.

Words of Our Lord (Matt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24; Lk 22:19-20; 1 Cor

11:23-25)

The Peace of the Lord

P The peace of the Lord be with you always. (John 20:19)

C Amen.

Agnus Dei (John 1:29)

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Please be seated

Distribution Hymns

LSB 715, “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”

1 Jesus, Savior, pilot me

Over life’s tempestuous sea;

Unknown waves before me roll,

Hiding rock and treach’rous shoal.

Chart and compass come from Thee.

Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

2 As a mother stills her child,

Thou canst hush the ocean wild;

Boist’rous waves obey Thy will

When Thou say’st to them, “Be still!”

Wondrous Sov’reign of the sea,

Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

3 When at last I near the shore

And the fearful breakers roar

Twixt me and the peaceful rest,

Then, while leaning on Thy breast,

May I hear Thee say to me,

“Fear not, I will pilot thee.”

LSB 831, “‘How Shall They Hear,’ Who Have Not Heard”

Text: © 1984 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526

1 “How shall they hear,” who have not heard

News of a Lord who loved and came;

Nor known His reconciling word,

Nor learned to trust a Savior’s name?

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2 “To all the world,” to ev’ry place,

Neighbors and friends and far-off lands,

Preach the good news of saving grace;

Go while the great commission stands.

3 “Whom shall I send?” Who hears the call,

Constant in prayer, through toil and pain,

Telling of One who died for all,

To bring a lost world home again?

4 “Lord, here am I:” Your fire impart

To this poor cold self-centered soul;

Touch but my lips, my hands, my heart,

And make a world for Christ my goal.

5 Spirit of love, within us move:

Spirit of truth, in pow’r come down!

So shall they hear and find and prove

Christ is their life, their joy, their crown.

Please stand

Dismissal P Now…Go in peace.

C Amen.

Post-Communion Collect P We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed

us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your

mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward

You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus

Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and

the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Benedicamus and Benediction

P Let us bless the Lord. (Psalm 103:1)

C Thanks be to God.

P The Lord bless you and keep you. (Numbers 6:24-26)

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord lift up His countenance on you and + give you peace.

C Amen.

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Closing Hymn, LSB 849, “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness” Text: © 1987 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526

1 Praise the One who breaks the darkness

With a liberating light;

Praise the One who frees the pris’ners,

Turning blindness into sight.

Praise the One who preached the Gospel,

Healing ev’ry dread disease,

Calming storms, and feeding thousands

With the very Bread of peace.

2 Praise the One who blessed the children

With a strong, yet gentle, word;

Praise the One who drove out demons

With the piercing, two-edged sword.

Praise the One who brings cool water

To the desert’s burning sand;

From this Well comes living water,

Quenching thirst in ev’ry land.

3 Let us praise the Word Incarnate,

Christ, who suffered in our place.

Jesus died and rose victorious

That we may know God by grace.

Let us sing for joy and gladness,

Seeing what our God has done;

Let us praise the true Redeemer,

Praise the One who makes us one.

Bells / Postlude

Acknowledgments

Divine Service, Setting Four from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Kyrie, Text: Public domain; Setting: © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Alleluia, Text: Public domain; Setting: © 1972

GIA Publications, Inc.; © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc. Verse, Setting: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House. Sanctus, Text: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; Setting: © 1983 Augsburg Publishing House. Agnus Dei, Text: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; Setting: Public domain. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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We invite you to take the service folder and announcements home with you as

you leave today so you can see what's happening this week as well as meditate

on the Scriptures, prayers, and hymns from today's service as you go through

the week. You can also find helpful information on our church website:

immanuelwaterloo.org.

Worship Helpers

Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 5:30 pm Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist - Rev. Merritt Demski Organist - Joan Ruwald

Server - Chuck Keller Acolyte - Sarah Alu Media - Kelley Keller Sunday, August 9, 2020 - 7:45 am

Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist - Rev. Merritt Demski Music Director - Ann Frank Server - Wayne Collmeyer Lector - Don Birrittier Acolytes - Autumn Whelan & Ava Hemmer Media - Pam Nagel Ushers - Bill Stueve, Charles Lloyd, Kevin & Alex Whelan

Sunday, August 9, 2020 - 10:15 am Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist - Rev. Merritt Demski Music Director - Ann Frank

Server - Howard Shive Media & Facebook Live - Greg Hoeffken Acolytes - Reagan Wilhelm & Kaden Roberts Ushers - Rodney Clamors, Paul & Jenna Hoeffken, Evan & Wyatt Fink Ushers - Sunday, August 16, 2020

7:45 am - Chuck Keller, Craig Mehner, Larry Taake, Dawn Rubemeyer 10:15 am - Jason & Nick Valerius, Tyler Cooley

Acolytes - Sunday, August 16, 2020 Lectors - Sunday, August 16, 2020 Saturday 5:30 pm - Trinity Drewes Saturday 5:30 pm - n/a Sunday 7:45 am - Tucker Wilson & Ava Hemmer Sunday 7:45 am - Warren Frank Sunday 10:15 am - Addie & Ben Janssen Sunday 10:15 am - Jen Janssen Servers - Sunday, August 16, 2020 Altar Guild - Sun, August 16, 2020 Saturday 5:30 pm - Rodney Clamors Saturday 5:30 pm - Susan Starbuck Sunday 7:45 am - Warren Frank Sunday 7:45 am - Barbara & Deb Sunday 10:15 am - Dean Harbison Sunday 10:15 am - Linda Gutknecht Media - Sunday, August 16, 2020

Saturday 5:30 pm - Cathy Whelan Sunday 7:45 am - Laurie Sparwasser Sunday 10:15 am - Tim Scheibe & Lisa Clamors

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL – WATERLOO, ILLINOIS LUTHERAN CHURCH – MISSOURI SYNOD

immanuelwaterloo.org e-mail: immanuelwaterloo@gmail.com Rev. Merritt Demski, Administrative Pastor 939-6480 or 847-254-9666 Rev. Dr. Tony Troup, Associate Pastor 939-6480 or 618-340-8375 Hayden Brown, 2nd Year Field Education Student 309-231-2183 Mrs. Lisa Clamors, Secretary 939-6480 or 618-719-4954 Mrs. Ann Frank, Music Director 939-6480 or 618-282-6597 Mrs. Linda Polansky, Preschool Director 939-6480 or 618-980-3475